Campus Expansion: Fast Facts

Triangle Park Property/"River Campus"

• Owner: University of Portland (purchased from Triangle Park LLC in December 2008)
• Acreage: 35 acres.
• Waterfront: Approximately 2,250 feet.
• Location: Directly adjacent to the University of Portland campus to the west, on the Willamette River.

McCormick and Baxter Property

• Owner: McCormick and Baxter Creosoting Company
• Acreage: 43 acres, plus 15 acres of sediments beneath the Willamette River
• Waterfront: Approximately 2,000 feet
• Location: Northwest of the University of Portland campus and directly adjacent to the Triangle Park property, on the Willamette River.

McCormick and Baxter Site Cleanup

• Pilings removed: 1601
• Solid waste removed: 2700 tons
• Staples removed: 87000
• Sediment cap area:
• Total area: 23 acres
• 130,944 tons of sand
• 600 tons of organoclay
• 7,200 tons of ACB
• 12,585 tons of filter gravel
• 23,250 tons of 6 inch rock armoring
• 23,300 tons of 10 inch rock armoring
• 568 tons of riprap
• 9,914 tons of sand overlay
• 30,000 tons of topsoil
• Total tonnage; 215,000 tons (430,000,000 pounds)